J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       573

IS STOPPED ON THE TRAVELED PORTION OF ANY HIGH-
WAY OR THE SHOULDER THEREOF AND FURTHER PRO-
VIDED, THAT EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURED
OR ASSEMBLED AFTER JUNE 30, 1967 AND DESIGNATED
AS A 1968 OR SUBSEQUENT YEAR MODEL AND REGISTERED
IN THIS STATE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE, AP-
PROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, BY MEANS OF WHICH
THE OPERATOR MAY CAUSE BOTH FRONT AND BOTH REAR
TURN SIGNALS TO FLASH SIMULTANEOUSLY AS A VEHI-
CULAR TRAFFIC HAZARD WARNING WHEN SUCH VEHICLE
IS DISABLED OR STOPPED ON THE TRAVELED PORTION OF
ANY HIGHWAY OR THE SHOULDER THEREOF.

PENALTIES. VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 270 TO 287 INCLU-
SIVE, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A MISDEMEANOR AND
UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF
ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1,1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 291
(House Bill 171)

AN ACT to amend Section 357A(b) of Article 66C of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (Chapter 63, Laws of Maryland, 1960), title
" 'Open Space' or 'Open Area' Defined," to clarify the definition of
"open space" or "open area" by making certain requirements
therein cumulative rather than alternative.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 357A(b) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of
Maryland be, and is hereby, repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

(b) "Open space" or "open area" defined.—For the purposes
of this section, an "open space" or "open area" is any space or area
characterized by (1) great natural scenic beauty or (2) whose exist-
ing openness, natural condition, [or] and present state of use, if
retained, would enhance the present or potential value of abutting
or surrounding urban development, or would maintain or enhance
the conservation of natural or scenic resources.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.